Top 17 Energy Unicorns in 2024

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The Energy industry is filled with a plethora of successful companies. These successful energy companies have raised millions of dollars in VC funding. With that funding coming from some of the top investors in the world. Many of these energy company successes have turned into energy unicorns — and private companies worth over $1 billion.…

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Electric vehicles are a ‘huge manufacturing and jobs win’ for America reports Energy Secretary

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A conversation about electric vehicles (EVs) with US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, a two-term governor of Michigan and longtime EV owner, recently sat down with ABC News to address the many concerns and anxieties surrounding electric vehicles (EVs). She offered a clear message for Americans still deciding whether to buy or…

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Grantchester Growth Announces New Advisory Board Member

Jim Ruggiero Joins Grantchester Growth’s Advisory Board  SAN DIEGO, Calif—November 7, 2023— Grantchester Growth an investment platform and financial services company specializing in launching diverse emerging fund managers in specialty funds, announced that James J. Ruggiero, Jr. Esq. has joined Grantchester Growth’s Advisory Board. “Grantchester Growth proudly welcomes James J. Ruggiero, Jr. Esq. as a Senior…

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DOE announces $42 million in funding for Building America’s Energy Infrastructure Faster, Safer, and Cleaner

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Grantchester Growth focuses investments on clean energy infrastructure; with over four decades of industry experience, we bring a wealth of relationships and expertise and partners.   A clean transportation sector is not possible without electric vehicles (EV).   In January 2023, DOE announced $42 million in funding for projects that will be selected for the Electric Vehicles…

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Maxwell Ultracapacitors: Enabling Energy’s Future

SAN DIEGO, Calif—February 11, 2022—A rapidly emerging and increasingly applied technology, ultracapacitors are capable of storing and discharging energy very quickly and effectively. Due to their many benefits, ultracapacitors are currently being utilized in thousands of different applications, and considered in an equally diverse range of future applications. Ultracapacitors complement a primary energy source that…

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Xos, a Leading Commercial Electric Vehicle OEM, to Become Publicly Traded on Nasdaq Through Merger with NextGen Acquisition Corporation

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LOS ANGELES, CA & BOCA RATON, FL – February 22, 2021 – Xos, Inc., a leading manufacturer of fully electric Class 5 to Class 8 commercial vehicles (“Xos” or the “Company”) and NextGen Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: NGAC) (“NextGen”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that they have entered into a definitive business combination…

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UCAP Power, Inc. Raises Round for Special Purpose Financing

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SAN DIEGO, Calif—July 14, 2021–UCAP Power Inc., a leading developer of ultracapacitor-based power solutions today announced the close of a special purpose venture round of funding led by Grantchester C Change.  “I am extremely pleased to have Grantchester invest in UCAP’s strategy and vision for clean and reliable power” said Gordon Schenk, CEO of UCAP Power. …

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